Emotional availability in mother-child interaction: The case of children with autism spectrum disorders

Parenting

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 183-197

  Dolev, Smadar ^a   Oppenheim, David ^a   Koren Karie, Nina ^a   Yirmiya, Nurit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 70449822983     PISSN: 15295192     EISSN: 15327922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295190902844332     Document Type: Article

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